Charlie Byrd
About the artist
Charles L. Byrd (September 16, 1925 - November 30, 1999), better known as Charlie Byrd, was a famous jazz guitarist, born in Suffolk, Virginia. He was the only jazz guitarist of that era whose primary instrument was the classical guitar which gave him his uniquely identifiable sound. Byrd primarily looked up to Django Reinhardt. He moved to Washington, D.C., to study classical guitar with the renowned Sophocles Papas. He later moved to Italy where he studied with Andrés Segovia.
Top songs
- The Girl from Ipanema
- Desafinado
- O Barquinho
- Samba Triste
- Dindi
- Corcovado
- O Pato
- Meditacao
- Um Abraco Do Bonfa
- Bim Bom
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- Samba de uma Nota So
- Speak Low
- Jazz 'N' Samba (So Danco Samba)
- One Note Samba
- Samba Dees Days
- Taking a Chance On Love
- Meditation
- Yvone
- E Luxo So
- That Look You Wear (Este Seu Olhar)
- Wave
- How Insensitive
- Bahia
- Bamba Samba Bossa Nova
- Limehouse Blues
- Nuages
- Samba Do Aviao (Song Of The Jet)
- Cancao Do Amor Demais
- SAMBA TORTO
- Favela
- Moonlight In Vermont
- The House of the Rising Sun
- The Duck (O Pato)
- Three Note Samba
- Django
- O Amor Em Paz
- A Man and a Woman
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- As Praias Desertas
- Triste
- This Can't Be Love
- Insensatez
- Engano
- Coisa Mais Linda
- Ela Me Deixou
- Jordu
- Satin Doll
- Someone To Light Up My Life
- Silent Night / Carol Of The Bells
- Ho-Ba-La-La
- So Danco Samba
- Angels We Have Heard On High - Instrumental
- Ballad In B Minor
- Ring Them Harmonics
- Polonaise Pour Pietro
- Things Ain't What They Used To Be
- O Barquinho (Little Boat)
- Scherzo for an Old Shoe
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Makin' Whoopee
- Taboo
- Blues for Felix
- Agua De Beber
- To Ginny
- Sancao do Amor Demais
- Someone To Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Voce)
- Coisa Mais Linda (A Most Beautiful Thing)
- Prelude to a Kiss
- Mood Indigo
- Samba Da Minha Terra
- Jazz 'n' Samba
- Spanish Guitar Blues
- Presente De Natal
- Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)
- Samba D'Orpheo
- Outra Vez
- White Christmas - Instrumental
- That Old Devil Called Love
- Azul Tiple
- Manha de Carnaval
- Autumn In New York
- Don't Explain
- Engano - Alternate Version
- Voce E Eu
- It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
- Bamba Samba - Bossa Nova
- Vals (Opus 8, No. 4) - Instrumental
- Funky Flamenco
- Gypsy in My Soul
- Everything I've Got (Belongs To You)
- I'll Be Around
- Ela Me Deixou (She Has Gone)
- So Danco Samba(Jazz 'n' Samba)
- Saudade da Bahia
- Choro II - Instrumental
- Bamba Samba (Bossa Nova)
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco
- Vou Vivendo
- Girl from Ipanema
- Live For Life
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